Police in the North say they are treating an assault on a train on Saturday night as a 'hate crime'.

The incident happened at around 10.30pm between the Newry and Portadown stops.

A 51 year old man had his nose broken and laptop smashed - the attackers also shouted homophobic abuse at the man and stole an ipod and headphones.

The men got off the train at Portadown and the victim was taken to hospital where he was also treated for minor head injuries.